Roscosmos is aiming for 300 launches in ten years under its national space program, Dmitry Bakanov has said
Russia aims to produce and launch up to 300 space rockets over the next decade, the head of the Roscosmos space agency, Dmitry Bakanov, has announced.
The initiative highlights Moscow’s push to strengthen its position in space and expand high-tech industries, even as Western sanctions restrict access to advanced components.
The plan is part of a national project to develop Russia’s space activities, which includes eight federal programs with annual performance targets, Bakanov said on the sidelines of the Microelectronics 2025 forum on Monday.
He added that Roscosmos plans to build 1,000 spacecraft and 300 carrier rockets under the ten-year program. Each spacecraft will contain about 2,000 components from the domestic radio-electronics industry, with annual launches set at 20 to 30 rockets – nearly double Russia’s current pace.
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Bakanov noted that the newly approved national program, ‘Space’, includes lunar exploration and provides for the development of seven spacecraft in the Luna series.
Earlier this month, the government said work on the Soyuz-5 rocket was nearing completion. Designed to launch automated spacecraft into a range of orbits, the rocket will use Russia’s new Energomash engines and carry up to 17 tons to low Earth orbit.
Separately, the head of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Anatoly Petrukovich, said Russia plans to launch its Luna-26 spacecraft to the Moon in 2028.
